Example sentences of "[verb] n't [verb] for [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dear Catriona I could guess you probably worked this out a long time ago but I might as well get it over with once and for all and I finally managed to summon up the courage to do so , A S A , a secret admirer , no longer exists , he no longer admires secret or otherwise and has n't existed for almost a year now and again you probably know who he is but I might as well tell you it 's me Johnny the eleven year old , now fourteen , you met at Christmas ninety and boy do I feel stupid . |
| 2 | His wife Jennifer said : ‘ He is finding he can do things he has n't done for so long . |
| 3 | I 've never seen him like this though , I 've never se he has n't shaved for about four days . |
| 4 | Around bends , over rocks , the river did n't ease for over four miles , a total height loss of over 600 feet . |
| 5 | He did n't speak for nearly a minute ; the DDA sat quietly , knowing this was not the time to interrupt his thoughts . |
| 6 | He did n't answer for nearly fifteen seconds ; did n't smile . |
| 7 | She heard the question and did n't answer for quite a while , just looked at me . |
| 8 | Only 30 people were injured and the resultant fires did n't last for long , so speculation about how many injuries or how much damage there would have been if people had been up and about is pointless . |
| 9 | We did n't talk for long . ’ |
| 10 | ca n't remember , I di did n't go for long |
| 11 | O stared , he did n't know for how long , at him and his outstretched hand , wondering whether to gasp it , fill it with change , or knock it away ; and then he looked up , because he heard his train coming and also because he felt the hot wind on his face . |
| 12 | We did n't wait for very long in the did we ? |
| 13 | I did n't say for ever . |
| 14 | No we actually did n't work for about six years until this year we did a concert tour of Ireland just before we came over here . |
| 15 | I knew the course because of playing it in my army days , and I knew where the worst of the rough was , but that did n't count for much after the first day . |
| 16 | He usually brings food and stuff , but he do n't stay for long . |
| 17 | Miracles do n't last for long , do they ? |
| 18 | It do n't last for long . |
| 19 | Hard disks last a long time but they do n't last for ever . |
| 20 | After all , hinges do n't last for ever and it 's not as if they were trying to cram a bulky parcel through a small space , just a slim package . |
| 21 | What for but do n't get for tomorrow . |
| 22 | [ In talking about continued home care ] I can stand the strain at the moment , but I do n't know for how long I can go on . |
| 23 | No one ever goes on eating anything they do n't like for long . |
| 24 | However , in-flight service and experience do n't count for much if the plane is n't going where you want to be . |
| 25 | Do n't ask for too much , Andrew . |
| 26 | You do n't ask for much , do you , mate ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ But I do n't ask for very much . ’ |
| 28 | I was gon na ask a favour , if you do n't mind for tonight . |
| 29 | I do n't mind for about two three days |
| 30 | Did people want any special kind of photos during the war that they had n't asked for previously ? |